To support our constant growth, we are looking for a dedicated DevOps Engineer to join our IT System Administration team. In this role, you will setup, maintain, optimize and ensure the day-to-day operations of our kubernetes clusters as well as improve collaboration and communication between developers and system engineers. You will join a fast-paced team driving in an international environment.
The position of DevOps Engineer is a full-time and permanent position based in our city center office in Basel, Switzerland.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Support development teams in automating application development processes across all project phases and implement adequate configuration management
• Automate our infrastructure, implement continuous integration, and train the team on DevOps best practices to ensure an operational, consistent system
• Help build and optimize our scalable kubernetes on-premises infrastructure
• Depending on the project, you will implement monitoring and alerting and support the system administration team to gain insights into the status of the application
• Build, test and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines, train and guide the team in DevOps deployment practices

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• At least 3+ years of experience with Linux System Administration / Ubuntu servers and kubernetes
• Strong written and spoken English skills
• Programming and automation skills are an advantage (Bash, Ansible, Python, and others)
• Experience with IT security: backups, data protection, etc. is a plus
• Detail oriented with the capacity to see the big picture
• Team player with the capability to work in a dynamic, international environment, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to think outside the box to identify and solve problems whilst developing creative and innovative solutions

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving:

• A motivational letter that briefly describes your motivations for joining MDPI
• A resume including personal information, past education, work experience
• If available: reference letters and certificates.

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 66,000 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

Initiatives

At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms:

https://www.mdpi.com/
https://sciprofiles.com/
https://sciforum.net/
https://www.scilit.net/
https://www.preprints.org/
https://encyclopedia.pub/